Hot-shooting Cougs upend Sun Devils

Jazmine Perkins hit four 3-pointers and scored 16 points, including a key 3-pointer late, to lead Washington State (5-14, 3-4 Pac-10) to a 70-65 women’s basketball victory over Arizona State on Thursday at Tempe, Ariz.

WSU shot a season-best 53.2 percent (24 for 47) from the floor, including 11 of 17 on 3-pointers. Ireti Amojo also hit four 3-pointers for the Cougars, who notched consecutive road wins against ASU for the first time in school history.

The Sun Devils (11-5, 3-3) rallied from a 55-46 deficit with 7 minutes, 51 seconds left to within 60-58 with 1:36 remaining on Alex Earl’s 3-pointer. But Perkins made the fourth of her 3-pointers with 1:15 left to put the Cougars up 63-58.

Kayla Standish added 18 points, hitting 8 of 16 field goals, and had a game-best nine rebounds to lead the Zags’ 45-30 advantage. GU’s Meghan Winters hit four 3-pointers on the way to a career-high 14 points.

North Idaho 70, Salt Lake 64: Kama Griffitts scored 22 points, hitting 7 of 16 from the field and 6 of 6 from the line, as the Cardinals (18-2, 4-2) won to tie the visiting Bruins (14-4, 4-2) for first place in the Scenic West Athletic Conference.

NIC notched its eighth consecutive win. The Cardinals are 6-0 at home.

Men’s basketball

North Idaho 72, Salt Lake 59: Michael Hale III had 18 points and four assists as the Cardinals (18-3, 3-3) ran their home record to 13-0 by snapping the Bruins’ eight-game winning streak.

Tyrone White added 17 points and seven rebounds for NIC. Salt Lake (18-3, 4-2) had been 8-0 on the road this season.